Moore County Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Carthage, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Last day of school
Friday, June 11, 2027
School days
179
Weekdays off
29Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
Next day off
Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayOct 12
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 4
- Spring Break (Annual Leave Staff/No Students): Mar 26 – Apr 2
- 5 early release days
Days off and schedule changes
Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.
- Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day”
- Oct 12 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Required Workday- Teachers”
- Oct 23 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Early Release Day Students/Required Staff Workday”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Workday- Teachers; Parent/Teacher Conferences”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day”
- Nov 25 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Workday- Teachers”
- Nov 26–27 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 18 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Early Release Day Students/Required Staff Workday”
- Dec 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Workday- Teachers”
- Dec 22–23 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break (Annual Leave Staff/No Students)”
- Dec 24–25 · ThuNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Dec 28 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Dec 29–31 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break (Annual Leave Staff/No Students)”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Workday- Teachers”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King Jr. Day”
- Jan 22 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Early Release Day Students/Required Staff Workday”
- Jan 25 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Workday- Teachers”
- Feb 12 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Early Release Day Students/Required Staff Workday”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Required Workday- Teachers”
- Mar 26 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Good Friday”
- Mar 29–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break (Annual Leave Staff/No Students)”
- Apr 1–2 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break (Annual Leave Staff/No Students)”
- Apr 19 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Required Workday - Teachers”
- May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day”
- Jun 11 · FriEarly releaseThe district calls it: “Early Release Day Students/Required Staff Workday; Last Day of School For Students”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
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Aug 2026 4 school days
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Sep 2026 21 school days
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Oct 2026 21 school days
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Nov 2026 16 school days
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Dec 2026 14 school days
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Jan 2027 17 school days
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Feb 2027 19 school days
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Mar 2027 19 school days
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Apr 2027 19 school days
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May 2027 20 school days
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Jun 2027 9 school days
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- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 26First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School for Students”
- Oct 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Nov 3Parent-teacher conferencesThe district calls it: “Parent/Teacher Conferences”
- Nov 3Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Jan 22Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Feb 1Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Apr 7Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Apr 12Report cardsThe district calls it: “Report Cards”
- Jun 11Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School For Students”
- Jun 11Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period/Report Cards”
Where these dates come from
Source: Moore County Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Sep 30, 2026.
Checked day by day against the district's calendar on Oct 2, 2026. The district does not print a total of school days, so there is no total to compare our count with. How we check.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Moore County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Henderson County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
- Craven County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day May 20, 2027
- Cleveland County SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
- Burke County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Randolph County School SystemFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
- Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 11, 2027
Moore County Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.ncmcs.org